'END ALL OCCUPATION!'

The U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Justice have called for a protest and teach-in on June 10 and a lobbyday on June 11 in Washington, D.C., “to protest the 40th anniversary ofIsrael’s illegal military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, EastJerusalem and the Gaza Strip.”

As events this week so starkly confirm, the crisis in the region is rootedin the creation of the state of Israel and the massive expulsion of theindigenous Palestinian population in 1948.  It is essential that actionsin solidarity with Palestine address the whole crime and demand an end to alloccupation.

The state of Israel could not continue its crimes against the Palestinianpeople and all the people of the region for one day without massive dailymilitary and economic aid from the U.S. In light of the current attacks, it isvital that all who support the Palestinian struggle participate in thedemonstration on June 10 and look for many other ways to build solidarity withPalestine under attack.

Al-Awda Right to Return Coalition has called for Liberation and ReturnContingents within the June 10 demonstration. These contingents will addressthe fundamental issue of the Palestinian right to return to all of its originallands.

The International Action Center will help organize transportation toparticipate in the march in these contingents.

—Sara Flounders

Call 212-633-6646 for transportation information.